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Characterization of the first tick isolate of Borrelia burgdorferi from Italy
Author(s) -
CINCO MARINA,
BANFI ELENA,
TREVISAN GIUSTO,
STANEK GEROLD
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
apmis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.909
H-Index - 88
eISSN - 1600-0463
pISSN - 0903-4641
DOI - 10.1111/j.1699-0463.1989.tb00804.x
Subject(s) - borrelia burgdorferi , ixodes ricinus , borrelia , microbiology and biotechnology , tick , biology , virology , lyme disease , isolation (microbiology) , ixodes , antibody , immunology
We report on the first isolation of a spirochetal organism from Ixodes ricinus ticks of the Trieste area (Northern Italy) which was identified as Borrelia burgdorferi by its reactivity with specific monoclonal antibodies directed against the OSPA and flagella proteins.